Nearly a year after being hacked, the exchange has attained FSA licensure. Almost a month after rumors emerged that Coincheck had at last achieved regulatory approval by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), it has now been confirmed that the exchange is registered with the Kanto Financial Bureau, in accordance with Japan’s Payment Service Act, effective…

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Japan’s Financial Services Agency granted the cryptocurrency industry the authority to self-regulate. The approval means that the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a coalition of several registered digital currency exchanges, can now set rules for operational requirements, consumer protection, prevention of money laundering and employee ethics. The association will also enforce compliance….